Win: Duane Burchart (5-6) Loss: Joe Price (1-3)
Save: Frank Schenz (18)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Doug Sanberg pitching. Bob Smith strikes out. Ed Whisenton hits a home run. Kelly Sorrells strikes out. Jeff Dillard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Bill Richardson pitching. Zak Stafford singles past the second baseman. Fresco Knisely walks. Tom Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Zak Stafford advances to third on the play. Fresco Knisely advances to second on the play. Joe Bancroft walks. Charlie Warhop flies out to the left fielder. Steve Pirtle bunts for a base hit. Zak Stafford scores. Leo Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Naoki Suzuki strikes out. Harry Kohlmeier lines out to the second baseman. Sid Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Gary Smith strikes out. Doug Sanberg pops out to the shortstop. Zak Stafford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Tsuyoshi Kano grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Richardson flies out to the center fielder. Bob Smith walks. Ed Whisenton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Fresco Knisely strikes out. Tom Ryan singles to right field. Joe Bancroft flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Kelly Sorrells grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Dillard pops out to the third baseman. Naoki Suzuki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Steve Pirtle doubles to center field. Leo Johnson strikes out. Gary Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Sanberg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Harry Kohlmeier strikes out. Sid Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tsuyoshi Kano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Zak Stafford flies out to the center fielder. Fresco Knisely flies out to the left fielder. Tom Ryan singles to right field. Tom Ryan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Bill Richardson grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Smith walks. Bob Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ed Whisenton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Bancroft flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Pirtle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Kelly Sorrells grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Dillard hits a home run. Naoki Suzuki strikes out. Harry Kohlmeier singles to right field. Sid Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Leo Johnson doubles to left field. Gary Smith strikes out. George Foster is pinch hitting for Doug Sanberg. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Johnson gets picked off second (1-4). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Bill Swift pitching. Tsuyoshi Kano singles to left field. Bill Richardson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Whisenton singles to left field. Kelly Sorrells flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Zak Stafford doubles past the third baseman. Fresco Knisely grounds out to the second baseman. Zak Stafford advances to third on the play. Tom Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Zak Stafford scores. Joe Bancroft walks. Charlie Warhop strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Jeff Dillard grounds out to the second baseman. Naoki Suzuki singles to center field. Harry Kohlmeier grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Steve Pirtle strikes out. Leo Johnson singles past the second baseman. Gary Smith pops out to the catcher. Carl Lloyd is pinch hitting for Bill Swift. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carl Lloyd pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Brooklyn Joe Price pitching. Sid Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Tsuyoshi Kano strikes out. Yuzo Hoshino is pinch hitting for Bill Richardson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yuzo Hoshino flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Duane Burchart pitching. Zak Stafford grounds out to the pitcher. Fresco Knisely grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Ryan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Brooklyn Bob Smith singles to center field. Ed Whisenton flies out to the right fielder. Kelly Sorrells grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Smith advances to second on the play. Jeff Dillard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Houston Joe Bancroft flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Pirtle pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Brooklyn Naoki Suzuki reached on a fielding error by Joe Bancroft. Harry Kohlmeier grounds out to the second baseman. Naoki Suzuki advances to second on the play. Sid Taylor hits a home run. Naoki Suzuki scores. Jim Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tsuyoshi Kano grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dave Hovley is pinch hitting for Duane Burchart. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Hovley hits a home run. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Houston Frank Schenz pitching. Gene Chaplin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Smith at 3B. Jermaine Castillo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Kohlmeier at 1B. Leo Johnson strikes out. Gary Smith flies out to the right fielder. Mike Scharein is pinch hitting for Jim Miller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Scharein singles to left field. Zak Stafford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 5 Houston total runners LOB: 8
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Shano Koslofski did not respond to coaching in speed Jose Bordon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jose Bordon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Bahnsen improves in power_vs_lefty Ira Freehan did not respond to coaching in SS
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Horlen did not respond to coaching in control Jim Hanson improves in contact_vs_lefty Billy Harrelson improves in contact_vs_lefty Ike Osik did not respond to coaching in control